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American Terms

aubergines................................................eggplant
bacon......................................................Canadian bacon or ham
biscuits....................................................same as US cookies
bitter chocolate........................................high quality plain chocolate
black treacle............................................similar to blackstrap molasses
capsicum.................................................red/green/yellow bell peppers
castor sugar.............................................superfine granulated sugar
cockles....................................................clams
confectioner's sugar..................................powdered sugar or icing sugar
cornflour..................................................cornstarch
cornmeal..................................................ground corn (maize)
courgettes................................................zucchini
cream, double..........................................whipping cream 
cream, single............................................light cream
dark cooking chocolate............................semisweet chocolate
demerara.................................................brown sugar
digestive biscuits......................................graham crackers
essence....................................................extract
gammon...................................................ham
Golden Syrup..........................................Light Karo syrup
half and half.............................................a mixture of half cream and half whole milk
haricot beans...........................................navy beans
ladyfingers...............................................little finger-shaped sponge cakes
marrow...................................................summer squash
milk chocolate..........................................chocolate
Morello cherries.......................................pie cherries
plain chocolate.........................................dark chocolate
plain flour................................................all-purpose flour
polenta....................................................corn meal
powdered sugar.......................................confectioner's sugar or icing sugar
rashers.....................................................common name for bacon
scones.....................................................biscuits a type of  non-yeast bread.
sodium bicarbonate..................................baking soda
streaky bacon..........................................American style bacon
strong flour..............................................bread flour
sultanas....................................................seedless white raisins
swedes....................................................yellow turnips
tomato puree...........................................tomato paste
treacle.....................................................molasses
wholemeal flour.......................................whole wheat flour